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OUR .ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PIANO SALE
Is attracting the attention of all music-loving people. This sale can be described most
forcibly by the one word EXCEPTIONAL. Exceptional because of the artistic beauty
of each case design; because of the wondrous tone quality of each and every piano;
because of the extraordinary high-grade materials that have gone into the construction
of each instrument; because of the superior workmanship which is apparent to the most
ordinary and inexperienced musician.
WHEN PURCHASING A PIANO
The important thing for you to keep in mind is not what you PAY for the instrument,
but what you GET for your money. In our beautiful collection of Christmas Pianos we
are showing the highest grade standard makes, and we are saving the buyer from $75.00
to S125.00 on each instrument. We guarantee every piano that we sell. Our guarantee
covers the piano in every particular. Any fault, however small, that may bo found after
delivery, if the buyer requests it, we will take the instrument back and return every
cent paid out.
WE GUARANTEE OUR QUALITIES TO BE THE HIGHEST.
We guarantee our prices to be the lowest, , considering the qualities. Our terms are terms
of your own choosing. Pianos of all grades are here in an abundance, beginning with the
real good qualities, moderately priced, on up to the very best of high-grade standard in
struments, properly priced.
Having the largest stock in the West, we are prepared to show Pianos in any kind
of wood cases, and in all styles of designs. A visit to our Piano Warerooms will prove a
. pleasure to those, who enjoy works of art. It will be a pleasure for us, whether you axe
a prospective purchaser or not, to show you through our beautiful stock.
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Stanley $85
Franklin $125
Stegcp k Son $148
Lester S1GS
Price fitTeeple SITS
Weoman $200
Ebcrsole SlOO
Decker Bros. $125
Behr Bros $150
Schaeller 3175
Gerhard $175
Milton $225
If you wish the BEST quality at the LOWEST prices, and on the EASIEST terms,
you will be compelled to buy your piano from us.
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A Rug of :
Go den Threads
and Silk
Valued at $10,000.00
' Hlnill.-r to the tno jircwnted to t!ii
Wlil'o House liy the Armenian con.
bill at New Ywrk.
On exhibition for one week ut
411 S.'lGth St., City Njifl Bank Bldg.
This Valuable Rue
was secured by the collector of Nahi
gian Bros., Chicago, from a prince of
Persia, who was forced to sell his
priceless gems after tho downfall of
the Persian monarchy.
This rug is not for sale.
All levers of the Oriental Textile
Art should not fail to see this the
most exquisite and rarest masterpiece
of the Persian artist.
ASTRONOMY IN ERDMAN ALIBI
Sun Shadows in Photograph Offered
by Defense.
FATHER RJGGE IS A WITNESS
Crelshton Instructor Testifies to Cal
culation Drtrrmtnlng Time When
Plato Wa Kipoitd Cie
la Jfe-ar to Close.
Efforts to establish an alibi for Frank
Erdman by the testimony of Father Rlgge.
professor of astronomy at Crelghton, In
connection with photographs showing sun
shadows, occupied the defense of the man
chanced with placing the Infernal machine
to kill Tom Dennlson at the Friday morn
ing session of court.
Erdman was seen near Fifteenth and
Yates streets approaching the Dennlson
home on the afternoon of the day of the
discovery of the bomb, shortly before 3
o'clock, according to the testimony of two
girls put on by the state. As part of the
circumstantial chain the state assumes
and contends that Erdman placed the
bomb on Dennlson's porch between the
hours of 2 and 3 o'clock. May 22, support
ing this by the testimony Julia and Helen
Hagelelt.
On that date the girls went to a church
at Twenty-eighth and Yates streets as
members of a confirmation class. A
photograph of the class taken on that
day has been offered In evidence by the
defense. The girls appear In the photo
graph, which, according to tha testimony
of Father Klgge, was taken at about 8:21
o'clock. Because of the distance between
the church and the corner of Fifteenth
and Yates streets, about two miles, the
defense contends that the girls could not
have seen Erdman there between 2 and 3
o'clock.
The housekeeper at Erdman's house and
roomers added testimony toward the es
tablishment of an alibi.
Tho first witness of the morning was
Gardiner W. Talbot, photographer, who
Identified the photograph of the church,
taken under direction of John O. Yelser,
Erdman's lawyer.
Itlaice Time Picture.
Father Itlgge testified that after study
ing the Bhadows cast by various objects
on the church building as shown In one
of the pictures and by visiting the church
and making astronomical calculations he
has reached the conclusion that the picture
was taken at about twenty-one minutes
after three. He said his calculations must
be true within a minute.
"The only thing I assumed was that the
picture was correct," he said. County
Attorney English asked him if it Is not
possible that since the results varied a
little they might be wholly unreliable. The
answer was negative.
"If all the clocks and the factory whistles
in town suld it was coon and your calcula
tions showed 1 o'clock, would you still
think It was 1 o'clock?" asked Mr. English.
"There can't be any question about it.
I know because it's my profession," was
the teply.
Tho witness said he did not know a great
deal about photegraphy, but knows it la
possible to make "fake" photographs b
transferring objects In one photograph Hito
another. lie naid It would be much easier
to transfer an object or a person than a
shadow.
. The1 case may go to the Jury Monday.
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BEFOBE
THE CHRISTMAS
GO TO BUBEL'S
BELLE
Rubers Saturday Special
The special vre are offering Uis week will proTs a delight
for ever) little girl In Omaha. A Collapsible (io-Cnrt, perfect
In construction, ninde of the best material and finished in tho
most perfect manner at less than one-half or tho price aaked at
other store. The Go-Cart haa a strong built steel frame; has
steel wheels and highly polished wood handles. It Is upholstered
la the best grade of leather cloth. It folds compactly, an illus
tration shows. It Is a one-motion Go-Cart. A perfect reproduc
tlon of the full size Go-Cart. It haa adjustable hood.
We place BOO of these Go-Cnrts oa sale Saturday at a
ridiculously low price, and desire to Impress upon you
the necessity of calling early, aa we will be unable to
furnish any more after the above number has been dis
posed of. Knbel's Special Sale Price.;
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Pure tuts your
Holiday Gifts now
and pay for them at
your convenience.
Our Store Contains
Thousands of
Articles Suitable
for Holiday Gifts
THE LAST WEEK
The exhibition and sale, which has
been so successful from many points
of view, will be brought to a close
this coming week.
This is your last' opportunity to
secure Rugs of Quality at tho import
er's prices.
H. P. WHIIHORE,
Art I akr an,j 1 uiio ter
Picturesque Dupe 1
is Practiced Upon
Some Omaha Girls
Upon Promise of Chance to Join Wild
West Show Several Part with
Their Coin.
t'pon tb promise of a larite salary anil
a romantic life aa cowgirl In a wild west
al ow. 511s Em;na Iirowu. 022 S.juth Nine
teenth street, euffeifl the lorn of $fi, ac
cording to the complaint tiie made to the
police Friday. An the reeult of M;s
rtrown' rrpurt. detectives arc looking for
the numerous other victims of the wild
west promises and for Jamea Williams of
Kansas City, who duped the woman In a
most picturesque fraud.
Williams la declared to have painted a
Blowing word picture of the enormous wild
west show he was promoting, which would
far exceed In grandeur that of Buffalo j
Hill's show, and then to have obtained
1 monty from a number of pronuectlve cow
he ys from Omaha department stores and
tonelr'3 from various o,ulet Omaha homes.
; Mi-s Jlrewn, who was only one of the
! many objert-s of Williams' attention, paid
i J.", as an Installment on a buckskin suit
! which she (vas to wrar as the mounted
heroine of an Indian massacre. Though
Mirs Brown never beore has attained
billboard fame as a sharpshooter nor
concjuerer of untrustworthy bronchos, ll
was agreed between Williams and her that
she could easily fill the bill In his show.
His bronchos were very easy to ride, he
fnld. and shooting glass balls wasn't much
of a trick, any more than shooting make
believe Indians.
When Miss Brown became anxious about
her lack of word from Williams to get
on a train and join the show, she called
at the St. Janes hotel, wher Williams
l.aJ been Haying, and thereupon learned
that the wild west man had disappeared
eving his wife In as much of a quandary
as his prospective wild west performers.
Williams published an advertisement of
his project for a short Itme. The police
say they have no clue to Ills present
w hereabouts.
A Shontlnar Scrape
with both parlies w ouiidi-d. di n unds lli:ck
ln' Arnica k'alvc. Heals wour.fl:i so-v
1 i.: !u ar liJiis- o. r"tr sule by limtuii
1 I u. Co.
Produce Exchange
, Still Does Business
Dealers Meet to Keep in Practice for
the Eush that Will Come
Next Spring.
President J. C. liyson of the Produce
exchange sat and toyed with a pencil, for
he was In a computatlve mood "putative,"
not competitive, for aa president of the
exchange he knows no competitors, though
In private business his competitors cer
tainly know him.
"Ever know that In the height of the
season Omuha handles 1.2J4.000 eggs a day?"
said he.' "Fact. If you don't believe it
look here. When the hena are laying well,
eight full carloads a day is a conaervative
estimate of the amount Omaha houses
handle. Every car contains 12.000 dozen
or 144,000 eggs. Multiply this by 8.6, for
eight cars is really too small, and your
product la 1,224,000 eggs.
"Now consider the butter market. Eight
cars a day when the season has waxed
full is a low estimate. Each car contains
:0 000 pounds, making a dally total of
161.uo0 pounds. Think how many slices of
bread this will butter. Assume that each
pound brick Is cut Into fourteen slices
and each slice Into four squares. This Is
llio restaurant practice, anyhow. Now
then multiply 1,000 by 14 and this by 4.
and you have a grand total of S.90,00l).
pieces of butter for so many pieces of
bread. Considerable butter market here In
Omaha and the Produce exchange Is Its
prophet.
"Tnen let us no't overlook the barnyard
hen and her male companion. Omaha
handles 7o,(M) pounds of poultry every
day. Assume that each fowl weighs jour
pounds, probably the average Is a little
more and up to five pounds, and dividing
by this divisor, the total dally number of
birds handled in Omaha Is 17,5oO. How many
slices of breast could you get off these?
Enough anyhow to match up the butter
and eggs.
"The Produce exchange Is now being well
attended each day and many deals are con
summated there, but the attendance and the
volume of trading are not nearly aa large
as t'ley will be next spring when the new
season's produce begins to move."
LDBAXT CASES Kx
uctiy like lluustratlon.
These Library Cases
have double glass doors,
adjustable shelves. They
are made of selected
riuarter-sawed oak
throughout, finished In
golden or Early English.
An exceptional value.
Kubel's Special 7;
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SSWnro TABZ.es Exactly like Illustration.
The.se Sewing; Tables are made of selected
quarter-eawed oak In golden or Early English
finish. The table has drop leaves and Is fitted
with two drawers. A serviceable and useful
present at a very moderate cost. e 7K
Rubela Christmas Sale Price ;....0' 19
BtEWIJra MACHITTEB Buy a
fuaranteed Sewing Machine at
tutors and save at leant one
half. These Sowing Machines
are easy running, high grade ma--chines;
have full set of attach
ments. They are of the Drop
Head style and have solid oak
cues, finished In golden. We
have 24 styles to select from.
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HOT BLAST FEAIKB
Uurm anything com
bustible a serviceable
heater, made of heavy
steel with cast Iron fire
pot; hMS screw drafts,
large feed door, ash pan.
This stove Is neatly
trimmed, a perfect air
tight heater, at a very
low cost Rubel'sfC QE
Sale Price 0i33
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BAKB
LIATHIB KOCKEBS This Rocker Is uphol
stered In the best grade of genuine leather;
Is extra large and roomy; has tufted seat and
back; It has beautiful ruffled head and gen
uine leather fringe; It Is perfect In work
maiiHhlp and construction and has the com
fortable Harrington springs. A Christmas
gift that tho entire family would 9Q Rfl
enjoy. Rubel's Special Sale Price. ... ''wll
Binni asiTxs a
serviceable, economical heater at
a very small oost. This base
burner Is beautifully nickel trim
med, has duplex grate. It Is fit
ted with a non-clogging niaga
xlne, la of the double revertibl
flue construction and unusually
good, powerful heater, notwith
standing; the low prloe quoted.
Kubel's Special I C 7c
Sale Price J 0. 10
3-1515 HOWARD STREET
HORSES ARE LEFT TO SUFFER
Coal Driver l.ev- '('i-bbi Ktssdlng All
liar In the Cold t n,lal
Is Mnilr.
Iieserted by their driver and left stand
ing by the curb near M2 North Twenty
fourth street, a team of horse hitched to
a nal company wagon, nearly ftoze to
uiulli Tiuri'iay evening. The animals re
n,ai.il ai.iuii t ia the freeziiig cold from
Our Customers
know that we can be depended upon for
the truth In all matters relating to
quality. They always know that our
prices ari always right. May e
have the pleasure of numbering you
among them? Your 'phone ordeis
will receive careful and prompt atten
tion and you will be more than
pleased and satisfied.
Z-OB BATUBDAY
I-eaf I,ard, best quality, 9 lbs., $1.00
.Spring Chickens, our own dressing
fresh, fat and tender, per 1U..U4C
TOMATOES Large cans, good qual
ity, 3 tur 36c
BAI.T I'.est table, 6-lb. sack for 6c
COCO AM UTS BtUk, fresh and good,
per lb 80C
Tom Johnson
8002-SOO4 L1KB STREET.
Phonsst Webster 1S76; Xnd., B1S78.
t o'clock In the morning until 5 o'clock
In the evening before they were discovered
by Humane Officer Wool ridge.
It Is reported the driver made a de
livery of coal at the address where tno
team was found and then collected pay
ment for the coal and dlsappired. He
'placed the blankets on the horses before
' li 3 deserted them. Officials of the coal
company say they will file a charge against
the driver Saturday morning.
For S:t- Hand-painted china, hand
tooled Itathtr bats. Miss liunsier, room
Mb, liiacdcis Theater building.
Timely Tips for Gift Buyers
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J.A.HENCKEL3
SCROLL SAWS
Safety Razors, me west Makes
BARNEY & EERRY SKATES
TURNING LATH:S FOR BOYS
Children's Sleds, Wagons and Coasters
Manicure Sets, Shaving Sets, Scissor
Sets
Table Cutlery, Carvers for Game, Roast,
Steak
For the little folks to the larger ones for foot
power for larger boys.
POCKET KP4IIES Nev.er bV're hav wa ,l,l,wn uo1' n Immense
W W C 1 I 1 il I tf s.o variety of patterns. All prices from 2o up
ward to the finest Sterling silver and pearl-handled sclsnor knives. Combina
tion Hunting Knives. uu't miss our Pocket Knife sale. Kemember every
one guarunteed. '
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I UUL OHUIIItl S. ft for-th. man of-he h7mse or idr.on o7
Manual Training Tools Ttuu'inZ."1'" he w,,?u- We
Hemember, the rush for Christmas shopping Is on. Don't delay. Muae
your selection now.
iaxes Marion & Son Go,, lU